Has Al Jazeera Changed Its Editorial Direction?
Peloni: Qatar is at an inflection point in its history. It has been fixed in its current situation for the past 5 decades as it stood in the unenviable position of being in the shadow of Iran’s domination. Today that domination has shifted, and this is clear from the reporting from Qatar’s media empire. This fact provides Qatar with choices and possibilities which have never been available to the current regime. Indeed, events surrounding Qatar will have no small part in choosing its path, and the path that it takes will in turn have no small effect on the region at large.
Ahmad Sharawi & Natalie Ecanow | April 2, 2026
Al Jazeera Media Network Logo design. Photo by Isma4l – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
Veteran Al Jazeera analyst Leqaa Makki threw viewers a curveball during a recent news segment. He advocated for an escalation against Iran. A familiar face on the network since 2003, Makki argued that strategic sites, including power plants, electricity infrastructure and assets that would make ordinary Iranians “feel the impact of the war” should be hit, to potentially turn against them against the regime.




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